The German Bundesliga had the highest attendance of any European domestic league in the 2008-09 season. This season is no different with the league averaging well over 40,000 per match. While the Bundesliga does not have the television revenue of the English Premier League, they contain very strong loyal fans. Another reason for the Bundesliga have high attendance is that ten clubs have a stadium with capacity over 40,000.
Here’s the full list of attendance for the Bundesliga through October 4, 2009.
| October 4, 2009 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Total | Average | ||
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 311,404 | 77,851 | ||
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 276,000 | 69,000 | ||
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 243,236 | 60,809 | ||
| 4 | Hamburg SV | 225,112 | 56,278 | ||
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 201,300 | 50,325 | ||
| 6 | FC Cologne | 195,300 | 48,825 | ||
| 7 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 183,835 | 45,958 | ||
| 8 | Hertha Berlin | 178,729 | 44,682 | ||
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 171,500 | 42,875 | ||
| 10 | Nurnberg | 167,607 | 41,901 | ||
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 135,375 | 33,843 | ||
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 134,675 | 33,668 | ||
| 13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 120,000 | 30,000 | ||
| 14 | TSG Hoffenheim | 119,750 | 29,937 | ||
| 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 111,032 | 27,758 | ||
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 93,600 | 23,400 | ||
| 17 | VfL Bochum | 86,501 | 21,625 | ||
| 18 | Mainz | 80,800 | 20,200 | ||
| German Bundesliga – Unofficial Average Attendance: 42,163 |
Jonathon Feyerherm is creater and editor of the The 90th Minute Soccer Blog andFree Soccer Highlights
